TOM McEWEN, Editor — HAL GRIFFIN, Associate Editor — RITA WHYTE, Business Manager. Published weekly by the Tribune Publishing Company Ltd. at Room 6, 426 Main Street, Vancouver 4, B.C. — MArine 5288 Canada and British Commonwealih countries (except Australia), 1 year $3.00, 6 months $1.60, Australia, U.S., and all other countries, 1 year $4.00, 6 months $2.50. Printed by Union Printers Ltd., 550 Powell Street, Vancouver 4, B.C.. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Tom McEwen may be said, despite the insane “rantings of John Foster Dulles and his like, that literally thousands of dele- Sations of all sorts from the Western Countries annually visit the Soviet Union. In the presentation of the cold ‘War press, these delegations. can all be disposed of with the ery of “Communist or “Fellow-traveller.” In fact, it 1s Many delegations of business men, Professionals, scientists, workers, come _ to see for themselves the greatest thing On earth — a great people building a hew social order, founded upon human brotherhood, human progress, and the ‘ideal of universal peace. A During the past few weeks here in Sochi, this Black Sea Riviera of social- ism, dedicated to the people’s health, we have seeen numerous important delega- tions — from Britain, India, Greece — Visiting for a few days. ' Just a few weeks ago there was a dele- “gation of some 17 eminent British doc- tors, interested in the great strides made by Soviet medical science and socialist health services. In the local press, Spokesmen of this delegation expressed themselves as being “deeply impressed. Their full report will be appearing soon in the British medical journal, The Only for doctors but for everyone inter- ested in health — and truth. Pas Hard on the heels of this delegation fame another one of British women, ‘Primarily interested and concerned with What we call “social welfare work” and delegation too, left with high praise for Soviet efforts and results. ~. Spee eo ae As I write this, two important British Parliamentary delegations are in the USSR at the invitation of éhe Supreme Soviet, “doing” the Sochi sanitaria and _ Test-homes in their travels. : One is a delegation largély made up Of British MPs. The other, under the leadership of Lord Coleraine, includes Such notables fromthe peerage as Lord Listowel, Lord Strabolgi_and Lord Wel- lington. : Visiting the colonaded and mosaic- enerusted Ordjonikidze sanitarium (just torium where Charles Sims and I are honored guests) which is occupied the year round by Soviet miners regaining health and rest, Lord Wellington, speak- ing for his delegation of noble- lords, de- Clared it “was impossible to find words to describe the beauty of these magni- ficent buildings.” In this we are in full accord with the noble lord! the parliamentary delegation with the lords stated he “was happy to be -here Such as this.” : from Stalingrad taking his month’s rest M the Ordjonikidze sanatorium gave the _ British peers a full outline on miners Wages, working conditions, and the health and rest guaranteed workers un- der socialism. Phe te go A few weeks ago, a large Indian cul- tural delegation visited the USSR and Met with warm and spontaneous acclaim ‘everywhere it went. Concerts staged by this delegation played to packed houses. These multiple delegations, with all their varied political outlooks, for all and its warm expressions of friendship between India and the USSR were en- lusiastically greeted by the Soviet peo- -Ple, : : heither as simple nor as stupid as that. — Lancet. It will make good reading, not how it operates under socialism. This’ across the road from the Pravda sanl- - One of the British miners’ leaders on and happy at the great friendly relations } One of the top «miners ‘ BRU SSELS TREATY Agreement on the prevention of Aggression by Germany A Slight Modification. St. Laurent squirms on Seaway PRIME Mininster St. Laurent has admitted that his government is_ receiving “a large volume of corres- pondence from every corner of the country” on the St. Lawrence Sea- way. For the most part these let- ters and postcards demand comple- tion of the all-Canadian Seaway to keep the St. Lawrence under Can- adian sovereignty. St. Laurent doesn’t like this ex- pression of public opinion. The criticism, he contends, is “based upon erroneous reports .. . in most of the newspapers. Why did the government feel it. was compelled to cut the U.S. in on the Seaway? If we can believe what St. Laurent told a press conference in Montreal on October 24, it was because if Canada had turned the U.S. down and built entirely on the Canadian side, it would. have done Shameful report TH= constitution of British Guiana cannot be restored because the the party the people of this colony “+ would vote for is the party. the Brit- ish government ousted from office last year. : That is the,essence of the report - of the Constitutional Commission issued in London. The Canadian people, and the peo- ple of British Columbia in particu- lar, have a special interest in the struggle of the Guianese people. Not only is it reminiscent of their own struggle for responsible govern- ment, in the context of the 20th in- _ stead of the 19th century, but it is linked by U.S.-controlled monopo- lies which exploit Guianese and Canadian resources alike. British Guiana is a source of the bauxite to which B.C. power is ap- plied by the Aluminum Company of Canada at iKtimat to produce ingots for fabrication in the U.S. There will be no restoration of the © constitution and no advance to seli- ’ government, says “the British com-_ mission, unless the people of the colony stop supporting the People’s Progressive party. serious injury to Canada-U.S. rela- tions, “Serious injury” from a country that rejected the Seaway for 40 years and only decided it needed one when it grabbed the rich iron © ore of Labrador? Nonsense. St. Laurent tries to argue that the power project would have been jeopardized, which is sheer fabrica- tion. As the Toronto Telegram was quick to point out: “Opponents of the. power project carried blocking tactics to the limit in the courts. As for Congress backtracking now, that is unthinkable.” - : The St. Laurent government can be compelled to make good now its promise to build the all-Canadian | Seaway. But it will take another flood of letters and cards and wires and delegations to make St. Laurent | squirm into action. on British Guiana There is no doubt that this decis- ion corresponds to the demands of the aluminum monopoly. ‘Self-gov- ernment would mean, among other things, that the people of Britisit Guiana would insist on full control over the development of their re- sources’ in their own interests. Unfortunately for the commission, the people have seen an alternative group of politicians in office but not in power. That experience has only taught them to respect the People’s Progressive party all the more and to adhere to it and strengthen it. This report is one of the most dis- graceful pieces of whitewashing in British colonial history. The labor movement is disgraced by the fact that George Woodcock, assistant general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, signed this scandalous document. , - In spite of its bias the report un- consciously bears witness to the splendid solidarity and.. political maturity of the people of British Guiana in their struggle. These people are fit to govern themselves. The commission is only fit to whitewash oppression. Hal Griffin ‘(Young Canada’s Book Week, sponsor- ed by the Canadian Library Association, is being held November 15-22. To mark it this guest column is contributed by a reader). ° JHE purpose of Young Canada’s Book Week is to encourage Canadian chil- dren to read good books. Most of us are familiar with the classics, from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to Mark Twain’s’ Tom Sawyer. But what about the newer books. While browsing around the People’s Cooperative Bookstore in Vancouver the other day I came upon a most interest- ing book about the crafts and lore of the North American “Indians, The Golden Book of Indian Crafts and Lore by W. Ben Hunt ($2). I know from my own son’s reaction the response parents can expect to the illust- rated instructions for making Indian headdress, complete with suggestions as to the proper materials which are readily available. Mothers will appreciate the detailed patterns of breechclouts, aprons, leggings, war shirts, ceremonial shirts, capes, yokes, cuffs and gauntlets. There are precise instructions for intricate beadwork and the making of moccasins, bracelets, peace pipes, bags and pouches. Considerable research work has gone into the finding of original Indian de- signs and symbols, including the Thun- derbird designs of our own West Coast Indians, used in the making of pottery and clothing. Nor does the author omit the important matter of make-up, for he has included details as to the proper materials, colors and technique. The information in this book is auth- entic and it is a true effort to preserve and develop in children an appreciation of Native Indian culture. 7 og 5° mw Most children love animal stories and one of the best is Bruin Furryball in the Zoo by Joseph Menzel ($1.50), a fast moving story, translated from the Czech, of a bear cub in the Prague zoo. Another is a delightful book by Maud and Miska Petersham Off to Bed ($2.25) for six to eight-year-olds. During the last half hour of the day your little ones will be nodding their touseled heads after they have heard how the mothers of the animal world put their young to bed. 2 i 7 A different kind of a book for the six to ten-year-olds is Chuck and Geck by Arkadi Gaidar (60c). This is a charming story of the jour- ney of two boys and their mother to join their father where he is working in the wilds of the “Blue Mountains.” The Little Magic Horse ($2) is a tradi- tional Russian tale by Peter Ershoff. Tes: x For ali of us who want to bring up our children with a pride in their own land, — the achievements of its people, them- selves to contribute to their country’s culture and progress, stories by Cana- dians and about Canada should come first on our children’s shelves. © Among these are Sun Horse and Golden Pine by Mrs. Catherine A. Clark, and all the boys’ and girls’ books by _ Roderick Haig-Brown. Tales the Eskimos Tell (50c) selected: and tetold by Dorothy Morrison, should be read by every Canadian boy and girl. : me One of the purposes of Young Canada’s _ Book Week is “to remind adults of the important place good books have in a child’s life.” % It should remind us too, of the adage, “As the twig is bent so grows the tree.” d PACIFIC TRIBUNE — NOVEMBER 12, 1954 — PAGE 5